Live (Wi-Fi willing) Christmas Mardi Gras Review 12/18- 12/26 Blue Card Perspective

[BennyBrun]

14 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I can't believe that they have a Moe's Burritos down there... I live right across the street from the very first Moe's on Earth...

My favorite place to grab a bite to eat before going into the park.

[SNJCruisers]

10 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

 our next cruise will be on Celebrity Apex so come along if you can’t wait that long for the Celebration 😆 

When are you going on the Apex?  We'll be on her for 12 days starting next week.

[Hogladyrider]

2 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

When are you going on the Apex?  We'll be on her for 12 days starting next week.

He stated in an earlier post Apex is 1/8/22

[grima625]

Thank you for sharing a great review.  I enjoyed following along.

[BennyBrun]

2 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

When are you going on the Apex?  We'll be on her for 12 days starting next week.

We will be on 1/8/22.  I think the day you leave we will be getting on.

[SNJCruisers]

3 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

We will be on 1/8/22.  I think the day you leave we will be getting on.

No, I'm on for a B2B.  January 3 for 5 days and then the 7 you're on for.

[pcvtmom]

Great, informative review!  I particularly enjoyed all of your awesome pictures.  Thanks for taking time to do this live review!

[BennyBrun]

9 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

No, I'm on for a B2B.  January 3 for 5 days and then the 7 you're on for.

Wow!  That’s a coincidence.  It’s going to be a low key cruise for us.  We have been to all the ports they substituted out.  Look for a guy taking pictures of everything… that would be me.  👋 

[BennyBrun]

Day 9 

 

The evening before our flight home tomorrow.  We watched the night time spectacular water show and fireworks at Universal Orlando the first time and it was impressive. 

[BennyBrun]

Day 9

 

A friend of ours gave us $45.00 to pick up chocolate covered cherries at the Chocolate Emporium.  They are great but at $17.00 lb I thought that was just a tad expensive.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

Flying home day at 5PM.  It has been a blast land and sea vacation.  We are spending the day time at SeaWorld to see the penguins.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

Sea World.  Very nice park beautifully manicured but it needs work on the rides and cleaning.  We still enjoy the animals and knowing that they will take in injured wildlife and help them get better.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10 Sea World

 

This is about as close to KeyWest as we will get to since the cruise ships have been skipping this port of call.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

The sea lions at Sea World are fun to watch especially during feeding time.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

Beluga whale.  Creatures I did not get to see on my Alaska cruise.

[SenatorsFan]

Many thanks for taking us along on this cruise! I enjoyed all your photos and narrative. Someday I hope to cruise on Mardi Gras. It's nice to see you'll be trading in that blue card for another Carnival cruise on Celebration! 😀 Enjoy Celebrity.

[Saint Greg]

19 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I can't believe that they have a Moe's Burritos down there... I live right across the street from the very first Moe's on Earth...

You live across the street from Moe’s and never do a Moe Monday? 

[BennyBrun]

1 hour ago, SenatorsFan said:

Many thanks for taking us along on this cruise! I enjoyed all your photos and narrative. Someday I hope to cruise on Mardi Gras. It's nice to see you'll be trading in that blue card for another Carnival cruise on Celebration! 😀 Enjoy Celebrity.

Thank you!  It is a beautiful ship and I am glad I had a chance to experience it.  I believe each cruise line provides a different experience and I like to see what it is.  I can’t wait to be on the Celebration.  The officer on the Mardi Gras told me that they are taking this learning experience and feedback so that they can improve the Celebration since it will be there second large/mega size ship.

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

Well our flight has been delayed twice before I even got to the airport so more time at Sea World .

[BennyBrun]

Day 10 

 

They are building a new roller coaster called the ice breaker.  It looks like it can literally break you in half with the drops and turns.

[#55worktoplay]

Loved following along on your trip. Great review. I too would like to get on this ship some day. 
 

Your pictures and videos were great. 
 

I will watch for your next one 

 

Thanks

Merry Christmas 

[balcony bound]

Loved your review - thanks for taking me along.  Was nice to see some things I missed, like you said, there is so much you just can't do/see it all.  Thank you!

[BennyBrun]

20 minutes ago, #55worktoplay said:

Loved following along on your trip. Great review. I too would like to get on this ship some day. 
 

Your pictures and videos were great. 
 

I will watch for your next one 

 

Thanks

Merry Christmas 

Thank you so much!  It is a beautiful ship and as time goes on I am sure there will be improvements and changes for the better and for you to enjoy.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[BennyBrun]

7 minutes ago, balcony bound said:

Loved your review - thanks for taking me along.  Was nice to see some things I missed, like you said, there is so much you just can't do/see it all.  Thank you!

Thank you so much!  No need to stress to do it all on this big ship.  Go at your own pace and enjoy what you are doing!!!

[BennyBrun]

Day 10

 

It turns out our aircraft had a maintenance issue since noon and it kept getting delayed so now they are dispatching a new aircraft.  The flight will now depart two hours later.